Alana Kirk is a sought-after speaker, life & leadership coach, and bestselling author, known for delivering sharp, human, and highly engaging talks on modern work, midlife, leadership, and women's lives under pressure. With a background in senior leadership at UNICEF Ireland and Barnardos, she brings deep expertise in influence, culture, and change to stages across Ireland and beyond. Her work sits at the intersection of leadership, wellbeing, and identity, helping organisations understand the invisible pressures shaping performance and engagement for women navigating modern life. Author of The Sandwich Years and Midlife, Redefined, Alana is a trusted media voice who delivers relatable, thought-provoking talks that leave audiences clearer, lighter, and ready to think differently.

Areas of Expertise

• Ageing Powerfully - Redefining midlife and empowered living

• Why Self-Limiting Beliefs Can Hold Women Back - The invisible filters shaping confidence, voice & leadership

• The Overwhelm Breakthrough Session - From constant survival mode to continual self-support

• The Juggle Tax - Why women are carrying more, and what it's costing them 

• The Sandwich Years - Navigating care-compression of young children and elderly parents

• Parenting Adults - The parenting that sets you free

• Divorcing Well, and Starting Again - Navigating the end of a marriage and building a better future

• Empty Nest to Full Life - Refreshing yourself after raising a family